When the span becomes long or when the loads become large, the use of sawn lumber may become impractical. In these circumstances (and possibly for architectural reasons) structural glued laminated ...

The increasing demand for glue-laminated timber is forecast to boost for household purposes. Glue-laminated timber finds its wide applications in the development of floor beams, window headers, ...

Beam with shear stiffness Now let's consider reconsider our laminated beam where shear stresses are produced as the laminae slide with respect to each other under loading. For example, these stresses ...